I’m in politics to speak up for a Canada that takes risks, that stands up for what’s right. A Canada that leads. - Michael Ignatieff

Here's what we shouldn't do. We shouldn't import failed criminal justice policies from the United States. Mega prisons and mandatory minimums have failed in the United States,we've got to learn from the failure of the American criminal justice policy. Get tough on guns, invest in crime prevention and invest in victim services

To defeat evil, we may have to traffic in evils: indefinite detention of suspects, coercive interrogations, targeted assassinations, even pre-emptive war.

The [<nowiki/>Afghans] understand the difficult truth that their best hope of freedom lies in a temporary experience of imperial rule.